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Originally Posted by suzzer99 (Post 12095961)

I'm old enough to remember when buying gear wasn't a mandatory requirement for going to the games. I actually think a grown man wearing a jersey of someone else is kind of silly. But that's the times we live in, so I do it.

I'm not sure the word "mandatory" means what you think it does.

Does anyone have MLB.tv? I've had Extra Innings from DirectTV for years but I received a Roku for Christmas, so I was thinking about going that route this year.

Also, MLB.tv apparently shows Spring Training games. Are those fun to watch, at all?

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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud (Post 12096506)

This will be my 4th season as an mlb.tv subscriber. Thanks to a class-action lawsuit, this year's subs are quite a bit cheaper than last season. Plus, for the first time they are offering a single team pkg, where you can watch all the games of one particular team so,long as that team is not playing in your local cable market. That package runs about $85 for the season, which is around $40 less than what I paid last year.

ST games are not terrible interesting unless you want to see minor league invites and prospects play.

I had hoped that the Royals would work out a deal to keep Holland -

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Royals still interested in a reunion with free-agent closer Greg Holland

SURPRISE, Ariz. —

As the Royals took the field Tuesday for their first full-squad workout of the spring, general manager Dayton Moore said the club still possessed interest in a reunion with Greg Holland, the former All-Star closer who was an integral piece in the franchise’s rise.

Holland, 30, remains a free agent as big-league camps get underway, a pitcher weighing his options as his right arm recovers from Tommy John surgery. The Royals remain interested in signing him to a multi-year contract. For the moment, there appears little reason to rush.

Holland underwent a procedure to repair the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow on Oct. 2. He will not pitch in 2016. His health status expedited his departure from Kansas City.

With the right-hander entering his final year of arbitration and due to make close to $10 million in salary in 2016, the Royals declined to tender Holland a contract and let him become a free agent in December. As spring training camps opened last week, Holland remained without a home.

“There’s not a lot to say at this point in time, other than we do remain interested in Greg Holland,” Moore told The Star on Wednesday.

The factors that would prompt a return are simple. Holland, a former 10th-round pick in 2007, developed into one of the game’s best closers under the Royals’ watch. He saved 93 games in 2013 and 2014 while posting a 1.32 ERA. A damaged elbow limited his effectiveness in 2015. But as the Royals rose to power in the American League, Holland bolstered one of the game’s best bullpens.

If the Royals could work out a multi-year deal for Holland, he could be available to return for the start of the 2017 season.

“He’s a home-grown player,” Moore said. “We’ve always believed in him. He’s been a very successful part of our team. We would love to be able to have him here as part of our future.”

The Royals’ deep bullpen has been critical to the club’s championship formula. When elbow discomfort ended Holland’s 2015 season in September, setup man Wade Davis stepped into the closer’s role and flourished, closing out series-clinching wins in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series and Game 5 of the World Series. Davis, one of the best relievers in baseball over the last two seasons, entered camp as the unquestioned alpha male in the Royals’ relief corps.

The Royals also committed $25 million to former closer Joakim Soria in a three-year deal this offseason. Right-handers Kelvin Herrera and Luke Hochevar also return to fortify the bridge to Davis.

The bullpen could retain its ferociousness for the foreseeable future. The club possesses a $10 million team option on Davis for the 2017 season. Herrera is under club control through 2018.

Holland, meanwhile, could still be a part of the bullpen’s future. He will spend most of the 2016 season in a rehab program, testing out his surgically-repaired elbow in various phases. He should be healthy to return for spring training in 2017, barring any setbacks.

For now, the Royals remain interested in a deal for Holland. The market will likely decide if a return becomes reality.

Rustin Dodd
http://www.kansascity.com/sports/mlb...e62044757.html

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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud (Post 12096506)

MLBtv is fantastic

Ive had it the past 6 of 7 years.
This year you can go the 'single team' route for a little cheaper price.

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Originally Posted by Archie F. Swin (Post 12096672)

So funny you say that... Most of my life the only interesting baseball was Spring Training (prospects baby prospects) up until the end of May and then September call ups.

Man it feels good to be Royal.

Quick thoughts re: prospects as they relate to this season...

I know a lot of local media is saying that the Royals don't have any trade bullets left, but that is a "now only" view.

KC only has a few guys who would be great trade chips tomorrow, but there are a lot of prospects who could become valuable trade chips as the season goes.

Consider that the key piece for Cueto was Cody Reed, who was a nothing prospect this time a year ago (looked like a major bust).

Guys to keep an eye on... Who could become valuable trade chips as the season goes on:

Pedro Fernandez
Scott Blewett
Foster Griffin (probably has the most potential to explode like Reed did)
Garrett Davila

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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud (Post 12096506)

Watching Spring Training games is like watching grass grow. It's fun for the first hour and then you realize there are much better things you could be doing, like flossing your teeth.

I've been to several ST games....believe me this

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Originally Posted by suzzer99 (Post 12095961)

The great thing about baseball gear is you can buy jerseys without a name on the back of it.

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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud (Post 12096506)

Spring training games suck! They are worse than preseason NFL games.

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Originally Posted by KChiefs1 (Post 12097101)

Spring training games suck! They are worse than preseason NFL games.

My thoughts as well.

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Originally Posted by KChiefs1 (Post 12097101)

Spring training games suck! They are worse than preseason NFL games.

Maybe on TV. There great live. Kick back, stretch out on the lawn and watch baseball for $5. All while ditching work. Yes please.

Spring Training games are only a bit more relaxed than one of 162.

Hey guys, thanks for the MLB.tv input!

One more question: Can I be logged in to multiple TV's, whether it's Roku or X Box One simultaneously?

Has anyone has any issue with blackouts of the Royals games?

Thanks again!

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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud (Post 12098325)

In my experience, you may sign in to as many different devices simultaneously as you want. I live outside of KC so the only time they're getting blacked out is against a Chicago team.